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Ed Brentnall

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UK-based hirsute, geeky, sea-loving fop with a penchant for accents. Star Wars, Sci-fi and tech nerd. Pro-EU and hoping for a better world. Animal lover, dog parent, Maker and gamer 🤓 🇺🇦🙏🏻✌️

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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 21h
Enforce the nudifier ban on December 2: no loopholes, no delays. actions.eko.org/a/enforce-th...
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Enforce the nudifier ban on December 2: no loopholes, no delays.
A photo of someone. One click on an "undress" button. That's all it takes to turn it into a fake porn image, and 138 women politicians in Europe have already been targeted.On 2 December the EU will ba
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's time to Rethink British Chicken - please pledge now to fight back against damaging industrial chicken farming. actnow.thehumaneleague.org.uk/page/201599/...
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It's time to Rethink British Chicken
Pledge now to fight back against damaging industrial chicken farming.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I just signed to stop killer robots: weapons that attack people with no human in control. No law stops them yet, but we can change that. In November, governments decide whether to start writing one. Public pressure can tip the balance. Please sign too: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-10...
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Stop Killer Robots
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I just signed this petition demanding real climate action at COP31. Will you please join me? act.350.org/sign/cop31/?...
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Tell the COP31 Presidencies: Phase Out Fossil Fuels and Deliver a Just Transition
In November, Türkiye and Australia will host this year's UN Climate Talks (COP31). For two weeks, they'll steer the negotiations that decide how fast and how fairly the world moves off coal, oil and g...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Stop Trump’s attack on wolves! actions.eko.org/a/stop-trump...
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Stop Trump’s attack on wolves!
Majestic, intelligent, and fiercely loyal, gray wolves live in devoted family packs—led by an alpha pair who mate for life and raise their pups as a tight-knit unit.Among them is the Mexican gray wolf
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Big Oil makes € 3.000 every second. While Europe burns, Shell, BP, and Total rake in billions. ACT NOW to #MakePollutersPay. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-08...
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Make Polluters Pay for Climate Disasters
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cruelty isn't cozy. Ask UGG to ditch sheepskin and wool and choose animal-free alternatives instead. secure.speciesunite.com/page/201836/...
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Cruelty Isn't Cozy! Urge UGG to Ditch Sheepskin
Most UGG enthusiasts probably don't know about the immense suffering endured by the sheep who are killed for these distinctive boots. UGG can do better. Please join Species Unite in calling on UGG to ...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's time for a new Charter. Help write it and choose your 6 demands for a better politics. Take the survey here: actionnetwork.org/surveys/a-ne...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Zero water waste 🗣️ Local community consent Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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Ban data centres that harm our communities and climate
Big Tech’s giant data centres swallow as much power as millions of homes, guzzle our water, and risk driving up our energy bills - all with zero limits. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Ze...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm horrified, overwhelmed, angry and scared about the climate impacts around the world. I have committed to taking more climate action this year. Will you join me? act.350.org/sign/not-giv...
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We're not giving up
The UN just confirmed the world is on track to breach 1.5°C of global heating. Despair is exactly what coal, oil and gas companies are counting on. Let’s make sure we’re not giving them that. Every fr...
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today, on the International Day of Action against Palantir, we handed in 295,348 petition signatures to Downing Street demanding the Government end US spy-tech company Palantir’s contract and stop our private health data being accessed by them.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I just signed a petition to stop Big Oil killing cleaner flights. Planes can already fly on cleaner fuel made from waste, and the EU has a law to make it happen. But the oil giants like BP and Shell are lobbying to kill it. Please add your name now: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-09...
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Keep Big Oil out of our skies
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Suicide is the leading cause of death for 16–35s in the UK — the highest rates in 30 years. Young lives are being failed. Please can you sign this petition calling for more investment in proven support that saves young lives? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save young lives from suicide
Suicide is the leading killer of young people in the UK. Every day, an estimated 300 to 450 young people aged 16 to 35 attempt suicide, with rates now at their highest level in 30 years (Office for Na...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hello there. I just called on the UK government to scrap anti-protest laws which attack our hard won democratic freedoms. Please can you defend the right to protest too by signing the petition? act.gp/3pIM9ns
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If you agree the govt should not strip away our right to protest, add your name
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The EU wants to hand over our fingerprints and facial images to Trump. Hardly anyone knows. Please sign and share to help stop it! action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06...
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EU: Don’t send our data to the US!
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 24/09/2026
Andy Burnham has promised to reverse Thatcher’s legacy of privatisation Our short NEW report outlines how he can practically deliver public ownership. Take 2 mins to send our report to your MP now: vist.ly/5jqvg
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Andy Burnham can deliver public ownership: Share our NEW report with your MP
Your MP can be one of the MPs telling the Prime Minister that he has to deliver public ownership.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vast data centres are using up massive amounts of resources and disrupting local communities. And the government doesn’t have a plan for how to deal with them. Tell the government to get a grip on data centres. @friends-earth.bsky.social foe.uk/38h0y
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Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 22/09/2026
LET THEM GO BUST Tell Ofwat that water companies shouldn’t get any more of our money. No more bill hikes. Let them go bust and bring them into public ownership. ✍️ Take 2 mins to complete the consultation Deadline⏱️: midnight on Thursday 24th September vist.ly/5jey7
Social media posts discuss government bailouts, water rights, and privatization.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Will you please take a moment to sign and share this petition, asking the Fisheries Minister and your local MP to reduce the amount of fishing in UK waters in line with scientific advice? only.one/act/while-st...
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Tell the Fisheries Minister: Follow the science and end overfishing
The fish around Britain are disappearing. This affects the health of our seas, the livelihoods of fishing communities and the seafood on our plates. They are one reason why the cod in your local fish ...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thames Water is buried in debt, customers are paying more, and our rivers continue to suffer. I've emailed Andy Burnham to put Thames Water into Special Administration NOW. You can too: riveraction.eaction.org.uk/email_Andy_B...
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Email Andy Burnham
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Governor Hochul: Ban Octopus Farming Now action.eko.org/a/governor-h...
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Governor Hochul: Ban Octopus Farming Now
Octopuses are among the most extraordinary animals on Earth. They solve puzzles, use tools and even recognise individual people. But octopus farming would subject these intelligent animals to a lifeti
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Charlotte Church sang From the River to the Sea at a fundraising event for Palestinians and now all the usual people are screaming antisemitism and trying to cancel her. RT if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Urgent: the government is soon to decide whether to give the green light to Rosebank, a move that would lock us into decades more climate-wrecking oil. @friends-earth.bsky.social tool helped me ask my MP to say no to new oil and gas – will you do the same? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/deman...
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Demand an end to climate-wrecking fossil fuel projects
Take action The fight to stop new oil and gas is heating up. And it’s a fight we can’t afford to lose. After a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, climate breakdown is impossible to ignore. Yet Prime...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
AI is getting dangerous - beyond our control. 🤖 The race to build ever more powerful AI is reckless. Tell the EU to put safety first! ✊ action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-08...
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AI should serve us, not tech billionaires!
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: AI should serve us, not tech billionaires!
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Meta and Big Tech: don't allow the spread of disinformation on your platforms! action.eko.org/a/meta-big-t...
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Meta and Big Tech: don't allow the spread of disinformation on your platforms!
When Bolsonaro was president, he almost destroyed the Amazon. Now, his son could be elected to start Bolsonaro 2.0 and finish the job. Recent research by Ekō just exposed that Meta AI, Gemini, Grok an
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ed Sheeran: Please show support for Palestine and cancel your US tour. I'm sure that fans will understand it would be a minor setback compared to the atrocities being committed in the Middle East: action.eko.org/a/ed-sheeran...
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Ed Sheeran: cancel your genocide-friendly tour
Macklemore stood on stage with pop superstar Ed Sheeran and said two words: "Free Palestine."Days later, Ed Sheeran dropped him from his remaining US shows.Ed Sheeran chose warmongering billionaires o
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 18/09/2026
🚨This government wants mayors to oversee private water companies Without OWNERSHIP, this plan only foists the blame for failures onto local leaders. @angelaeagle1.bsky.social MP read our open letter on why you MUST give leadership AND ownership to local leaders: weownit.org.uk/mayors/ownership
Image with a picture of Environment Secretary Angela Eagle, with text that says "Open letter to Angela Eagle and regional mayors: NO to local oversight of private water companies, without local ownership"
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 18/09/2026
🚨The government has finally responded to our ten demands for change for the #NHS. The new Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper has refused our request to meet with patients impacted by the crisis and her dept won't show it's willing to prioritise the NHS over corporate profits.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Britain's future relationship with Europe is being debated in Parliament on 12th October. I've just asked my MP to attend. Will you please ask yours? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I just signed this petition calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to say NO to reviving the Keystone XL pipeline. Please could you sign and share it too? act.350.org/sign/no-kxl-...
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No pipelines on a burning planet. No to Keystone XL!
Donald Trump is threatening to revive the Keystone XL pipeline, even as our communities are reeling from a summer of fossil-fueled heatwaves, wildfires and smoke. But Keystone XL was a bad idea when i...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump: hands off the forests! actions.eko.org/a/trump-hand...
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Trump: hands off the forests!
For 25 years, a law protected 59 million acres of forests in the US – some of the last truly wild forests on the planet – and just a few weeks ago, Trump signed off to end this protection.Now, pristin
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Government must honour its manifesto commitment to hold a public consultation on the future of the House of Lords. We're asking peers to support a Bill that would kickstart that process. Please sign the letter: secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/200648/...
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House of Lords reform
The Government must honour its manifesto commitment to hold a public consultation on the future of the House of Lords. We're asking peers to support a Bill that would kickstart that process. Please si...
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Ekō @eko.org · 15/09/2026
We did it! A million signers at stoptheracetoreplace.org?bsky -- still time to add your name and share this campaign widely...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Stop Musk’s Space base actions.eko.org/a/stop-musk-...
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Stop Musk’s Space base
Every year, tens of millions of birds fly thousands of miles across North America, stopping at Pecan Island to rest and feed along their epic migration.Snow geese arrive in enormous flocks. Endangered
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
For me, it comes down to this: when compounding crises threaten our water supply, do we want corporations and billionaires in control of it?
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Coca-Cola, Kellogg's and Ferrero are keeping our children addicted to sugar - and suing any government that tries to stop them. Journalists exposed it - now it's our turn. Please sign for an EU-wide sugar tax: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-09...
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Big Food is making us sick - we need an EU sugar tax!
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: Big Food is making us sick - we need an EU sugar tax!
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The UK is being sued for £300 million for halting the Cumbria coal mine, via a secretive tribunal which gives corporations special rights. Please sign the petition: Call time on corporate courts. #StopISDS act.globaljustice.org.uk/petition-cal...
act.globaljustice.org.uk
UK: Call Time on Corporate Courts
The UK is being sued for £300 million, via corporate courts, for halting a controversial coal mine in Cumbria. But our government is continuing to insert Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) claus...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The Police are investigating Reform UK over allegations that it broke foreign funding laws. It's clearly time to kick big money out of our politics. Please sign the letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/200435/...
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Reform UK under Police investigation
The Police are investigating Reform UK over allegations that it broke foreign funding laws. It's clearly time to kick big money out of our politics. Please sign the letter.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. I’ve added my name calling for a full investigation. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...
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CALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNON
A year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Our coffee is being poisoned ☕☠️ 1 in 5 cups of coffee sold in Europe contains toxic pesticides, including chemicals the EU has already banned. Please sign to keep poison out of our coffee! action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-09...
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No more poison in our coffee!
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Support for bringing water back into public ownership is rising, and MPs are taking notice. If you want clean rivers and seas, ask your MP to join next week's debate. Help me get them there! It takes 2 minutes: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Thailand: Ban Monkey Forced Labour actions.eko.org/a/thailand-b...
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Thailand: Ban Monkey Forced Labour
Poached from the wild at just a few weeks old, often after hunters shoot their mothers, endangered pig-tailed macaques are used as forced labour in coconut supply chains to pick coconuts for major bra
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Please tell Andy Burnham to rule it out! www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
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Andy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centres
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Microsoft wants to build 3 massive AI data centres in Leeds. It’ll drain thousands of litres of water from the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop the council's final sign-off, but we need more voices. Please add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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Stop the Microsoft AI megasite in Leeds!
Microsoft want to build three huge AI data centres at Skelton Grange. It would drain the River Aire and become the city's biggest carbon emitter. We can still stop it - add your name to the petition.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Orcas belong in the ocean, not in tanks or on a stage. Join Species Unite and pledge to boycott orca shows and marine parks that keep orcas in captivity. secure.speciesunite.com/page/198901/...
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Stop Buying Tickets to Orca Shows
Orcas belong in the ocean—not in tanks, and not on a stage. Add your name today and pledge to boycott orca shows.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The UK may approve the Rosebank oil field, producing more CO₂ than 73 countries. It won't cut bills, and it will destroy the climate. Please tell your MP to stop new fossil fuels now: share.nwmd.social/s/VUvpY4ef
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Tell your MP: Stop Rosebank, no new UK oil and gas
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
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Sign the petition to hold politicians to account
Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I just added my name to be part of a MASSIVE new action against Palantir, can you please add yours? act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Handrais...
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Count Me In: Kick Palantir Out of Our NHS
I just added my name to be part of a MASSIVE new action against Palantir, can you add yours?
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 02/09/2026
The new Prime Minister has challenged 40 years of privatisation 😮 Let's keep the pressure on for public ownership ✊
Two politicians, quotes on privatization and high bills.
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Ed Brentnall @edbrentnall.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Vast data centres are using up massive amounts of resources and disrupting local communities. And the government doesn’t have a plan for how to deal with them. Tell the government to get a grip on data centres. @friends-earth.bsky.social foe.uk/38h0y
foe.uk
Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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